Except as otherwise provided by law, in every criminal proceeding, a person is presumed to be responsible for the person's acts and bears the burden of rebutting such presumption.
Minn. Stat. § 611.025
PRESUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY.
Known as the Incarceration and Exoneration Remedies Act
The act spans §§ 611.01 to 611.59 (61 sections).
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State v. Bouwman (1982)
Most recently applied in State v. Hall (May 2018)
(9913) RL s 4754; 1963 c 753 art 2 s 7; 1986 c 444
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.